Pera Surname
Approximately 25,223 people bear this surname
Pera Surname User-submission:
Pera is a surname of multiple origins, meaning 'pear' in the Italian, Portuguese and Spanish languages, and 'money' in the Filipino language.
Pera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 3,652 | 1:16,746 | 2,853 |
| India | 3,557 | 1:215,650 | 12,808 |
| Philippines | 3,390 | 1:29,864 | 4,279 |
| Argentina | 2,054 | 1:20,810 | 1,756 |
| United States | 1,864 | 1:194,452 | 19,197 |
| Indonesia | 1,334 | 1:99,137 | 10,249 |
| Spain | 1,280 | 1:36,525 | 3,619 |
| Poland | 858 | 1:44,299 | 6,952 |
| Brazil | 840 | 1:254,850 | 9,821 |
| Papua New Guinea | 659 | 1:12,373 | 1,139 |
| France | 576 | 1:115,317 | 17,362 |
| Paraguay | 574 | 1:12,608 | 636 |
| Tanzania | 563 | 1:94,035 | 9,373 |
| Sri Lanka | 439 | 1:47,400 | 5,492 |
| Uruguay | 410 | 1:8,370 | 940 |
| Romania | 396 | 1:50,702 | 6,271 |
| Albania | 289 | 1:10,083 | 1,901 |
| Portugal | 274 | 1:38,023 | 2,283 |
| Uganda | 205 | 1:190,436 | 15,550 |
| Netherlands | 204 | 1:82,780 | 13,829 |
| Peru | 186 | 1:170,882 | 8,514 |
| Germany | 154 | 1:522,763 | 44,015 |
| Canada | 121 | 1:304,509 | 28,133 |
| Mexico | 120 | 1:1,034,385 | 13,379 |
| Croatia | 105 | 1:40,272 | 8,066 |
| South Africa | 102 | 1:531,154 | 42,340 |
| Cuba | 86 | 1:133,985 | 3,453 |
| New Zealand | 72 | 1:62,893 | 9,679 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| Ecuador | 61 | 1:260,752 | 8,586 |
| Switzerland | 55 | 1:149,326 | 14,246 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Ukraine | 51 | 1:892,602 | 86,458 |
| Colombia | 45 | 1:1,061,646 | 9,449 |
| Venezuela | 40 | 1:755,102 | 12,515 |
| Belgium | 40 | 1:287,416 | 33,962 |
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 1:428,840 | 37,622 |
| Malaysia | 36 | 1:819,284 | 37,745 |
| Kosovo | 34 | 1:54,761 | 4,115 |
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Taiwan | 24 | 1:976,864 | 6,814 |
| Andorra | 21 | 1:3,992 | 813 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Pakistan | 20 | 1:8,932,194 | 45,447 |
| Cook Islands | 18 | 1:1,010 | 226 |
| Kenya | 18 | 1:2,565,550 | 37,160 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Serbia | 12 | 1:595,412 | 21,526 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| Hungary | 11 | 1:892,389 | 45,166 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Haiti | 9 | 1:1,187,101 | 12,579 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 43 | 1:1,167,876 | 66,381 |
The alternate forms: Perä (204), Pêra (79), Péra (12), Perà (1) & Pèra (1) are calculated separately.
Pera (26,895) may also be a first name.
Pera Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Pera is a surname of multiple origins, meaning 'pear' in the Italian, Portuguese and Spanish languages, and 'money' in the Filipino language.
- albanopirinoThis surname is derived from the fruit, pear.
- jorperaPera Demographics
Average Pera Salary in
United States
$51,347 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pera (Arabic: بيرا, Bengali: পেরা, Georgian: ფერა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻴﺮﺍ, Hindi: पेरा, Marathi: पेरा, Oriya: େପରା) is most common in Italy. It may appear as: Perä, Pêra, Péra, Perà or Pèra. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pera? popularity and diffusion
It is the 21,595th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 288,925 people. The surname Pera occurs predominantly in Asia, where 35 percent of Pera are found; 21 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 16 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Pera is also the 30,290th most common first name on earth, borne by 26,895 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is held by 3,652 people, or 1 in 16,746. In Italy Pera is mostly found in: Lazio, where 23 percent live, Tuscany, where 20 percent live and Piedmont, where 18 percent live. Not including Italy it exists in 86 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent live and The Philippines, where 13 percent live.
Pera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Pera has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pera last name expanded 4,335 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,275 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pera Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pera surname are 3.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.38% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Pera earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 20.8% more than the national average, earning €36,276 per year; in Peru they earn 10.92% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,269 per year; in South Africa they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning R 206,988 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.48% less than the national average, earning $22,593,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 19% more than the national average, earning $51,347 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.61% more than the national average, earning $55,450 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pera Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pera in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻴﺮﺍ | byra | - |
| Pera in the Bengali language | ||
| পেরা | pera | - |
| Pera in the Hindi language | ||
| पेरा | pera | - |
| Pera in the Marathi language | ||
| पेरा | pera | - |
| Pera in the Oriya language | ||
| େପରା | epara | 90.96 |
| େପର | epara | 0.8 |
| ସୁେର | suera | 0.8 |
| ରାେଜ | raeja | 0.29 |
| ନେର | nera | 0.22 |
| ପୂର୍ଚ | purca | 0.22 |
| ରାଜ | raja | 0.22 |
| ନେରା | nera | 0.22 |
| ରାତ | rata | 0.15 |
| ପୁର | pura | 0.15 |
| ରାେସ | raesa | 0.07 |
| ପାରା | para | 0.07 |
| ପୁର୍ଳ | purla | 0.07 |
| ରସ | rasa | 0.07 |
| େଗୗର | egara | 0.07 |
| ପାର | para | 0.07 |
| ବିେର | biera | 0.07 |
| େରଡି | eradi | 0.07 |
| ଅପର୍ା | apara | 0.07 |
| ରାମ | rama | 0.07 |
| ପେଣ | pena | 0.07 |
| େଜଯ୍ | ejay | 0.07 |
| ପୀରା | pira | 0.07 |
| େଚର | ecara | 0.07 |
| ପିର | pira | 0.07 |
| Pera in the Georgian language | ||
| ფერა | pera | 66.67 |
| პერა | pera | 33.33 |
| Pera in the Arabic language | ||
| بيرا | byra | - |
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Pera Reference & Research
Parra-Perra DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Parra-Perra FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pera
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